THE NIPOMO RECREATION YOUTH THEATRE presents its production of Disney’s Aladdin Jr. Aug. 14 and 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Nipomo High School’s Olympic Hall, Nipomo. Cost is $8, $5 for kids, $1 discount for those wearing Aladdin attire. Info: 929-1583.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of The Spitfire Grill through Aug.23 in the Marian Theatre, 800 S. College Drive, Santa Maria. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
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THE SLO LITTLE THEATRE’S Readers Theatre presents The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion on Aug. 14 at 8 p.m. at the SLO Little Theatre, 888 Morro, SLO. Cost is $7 to $10. Info: 786-2440 or slolittletheatre.org.
CAL POLY presents “Just for Laughs: Stand-up Comedy” on Aug. 15 at 8 p.m. at the Spanos Theatre, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $29. Info: 756-2787 or pacslo.org.
THE ACADEMY OF DANCE SLO presents its annual performance on Aug. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Christopher Cohan Performing Arts Center, Cal Poly, SLO. Cost is $19. Info: 756-2787 or pacslo.org.
PCPA THEATERFEST presents its production of Meredith Wilson’s The Music Man through Aug. 23 at the Festival Theatre in Solvang. Info: 922-8313 or pcpa.org.
MURDER IN MIND PRODUCTIONS presents its production of SLO Legal, a murder mystery dinner theater parody of Boston Legal, through Sept. 6 at the Spyglass Inn Restaurant, 2703 Spyglass Drive, Shell Beach. Cost is $48.95. Info: 489-3875 or murderinmind.com.
THE GREAT AMERICAN MELODRAMA presents its production of Rip Van Winkle, alternating with Gold Fever at the Rough and Ready through Sept. 20 at the Great American Melodrama, Highway 1, Oceano. Cost is $17, $20. Info: 489-2499 or americanmelodrama.com.
This article appears in Aug 13-20, 2009.

